Dec 1, 2009 Posted by Winston

Where did November go?

I was surprised this morning when I learned that November was already through. I didn’t even notice it pass by. Like most Novembers and Octobers in college, I never fail to attend at least one party. I can even remember last year’s Black Party that I attended with other bloggers. But this year, nadah, zero, olats! I’m not even sure how many invitations (from friends and from PR agencies)... read more

Nov 21, 2009 Posted by Winston

Batang Yagit Tips: Blog Hosting for Starting Bloggers

One of the troubles encountered by starting bloggers, especially when they decide to use WordPress (or any self-hosted platform) as CMS, is finding an affordable and reliable web hosting service that will host their blog/s. Though blogging through Blogger or WordPress.com is free, still, nothing beats a self-hosted blog in terms of versatility and flexibility. The possibilities of what you can do with your... read more

Nov 8, 2009 Posted by Winston

Noli Me Tangere 1912, tl. ed. — from my Grandma’s closet

When I was a kid, I had this annoying habit of going through my family’s stuff. We used to live in a two-storey house in the province. Since the house is big enough for us and we don’t have maids to clean the entire house, my grandparents decided to abandon the second floor. Hence, all my family’s old possessions are stored in the abandoned floor. When my grandparents are not around, my... read more

Nov 6, 2009 Posted by Winston

Sharing my 2006 Wish List

Google recently launched the Google Dashboard, a new service which gives users an overview of the user’s information in Google’s services.  Among the services I subscribed on in 2006 is Google Product Search. One feature of this service is to let you create your own wish list and publicly share it. I made mine three years ago and I was surprised to see the stuff I put in my list. Canon EOS... read more

Oct 11, 2009 Posted by Winston

The Typhoon Ondoy Aftermath

September 26 , 2009 — I woke up earlier than I usually do on a Saturday morning. I had to prepare for a company activity in Pasay City. At 8am, the skies are already dark indicating that the rest of the day is going to be rainy. I haven’t checked plurk or watched the TV before I left the house so i didn’t have any clue that an incoming calamity will hit Metro Manila. I grew up and lived most... read more